- Date
- April 17, 1987, 07:39 local (12:39 UTC)
- Place
- Meridianville, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4798NCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870417010239A
- Case key
- 7410
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt completed the vor/dme-b appch to the arpt and cancelled his IFR flt plan. The plt reported observing that the acft was to the right of the rwy while on final appch to rwy 36. He then initiated a go-around, and began a right turn after 'passing' a tree he observed to the right. While turning, he realized that the acft was heading toward a utility pole, transformer, and wires; he attempted to pull up, but the acft struck a utility wire and impacted the terrain beyond.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4798N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18267376
- Airframe hours
- 1,517
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Redstone Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Bennie R. Gardner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HUA · Huntsville, AL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- M82 · Huntsville Airport North, runway 36, 3,765 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,104 total · 840 in this make and model · 990 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,300 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HSV, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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